Verse 32

Yogatattva

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

प्राणायामं ततः कुर्यात् पद्मासनगतः स्वयम् । सुशोभनं मठं कुर्यात् सूक्ष्मद्वारं तु निर्व्रणम् ॥३२॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

प्राणायामम् । ततः । कुर्यात् । पद्मासन-गतः । स्वयम् । सु-शोभनम् । मठम् । कुर्यात् । सूक्ष्म-द्वारम् । तु । निर्व्रणम् ।

IAST Transliteration

prāṇāyāmaṃ tataḥ kuryāt padmāsanagataḥ svayam | suśobhanaṃ maṭhaṃ kuryāt sūkṣmadvāraṃ tu nirvraṇam ||32||

Translation

Kemudian hendaklah seseorang berlatih prāṇāyāma, dengan dirinya duduk dalam padmāsana. Hendaklah dibuat sebuah pertapaan (maṭha) yang elok dan menyenangkan, dengan pintu yang kecil dan halus, serta bebas daripada celah atau kecacatan (nirvraṇa).

Academic Translation

Then one should practice prāṇāyāma, oneself seated in padmāsana. One should make a hermitage (maṭha) that is well-pleasing, with a small doorway, and free from openings/defects (nirvraṇa).

Verse Context

• Sādhana (yogic discipline) as preparation for inner realization (Atman/Brahman)
• Mahavakya: Indirect: prāṇāyāma and a conducive environment support ekāgratā and antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi, enabling mahāvākya contemplation (nididhyāsana).
• Krishna Yajurveda
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)